About block 949,302
Bitcoin block 949,302 was mined by Foundry USA on May 14, 2026 at 2:44 AM UTC, 9 min 24 s after block 949,301. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,159 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 949,302 is number 1,783 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 233 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,698 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,402 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.